title: Endoscopy assessment tool--a new approach.
abstract: Endoscopy outpatient assessment should be simple, yet comprehensive. Assessment is done to identify nursing care problems in order to deliver appropriate care. Four weaknesses are commonly found with outpatient assessment tools: assessment criteria are not based on Standards of Care, abnormal findings are not easily identifiable, nursing care problems are not stated, and there is no stated plan of care. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new concept for the GI outpatient assessment. In the proposed concept, the "traditional" assessment is merged with a nursing care plan to produce a comprehensive assessment tool. Assessment criteria are based on predetermined Standards of Care. The assessment analysis is stated via the same assessment tool as a nursing problem, and the care plan interventions are noted and based on nursing care problems.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sweeney
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010347:Patient Care Planning